

The kernel view can be seen with vxkprint In the kernel the Disk Media and Disk Access become just a voldisk (or disk) In the kernel the logonly plex becomes a separate volume with the logonly plex as the mirrors. The brown round edged objects are specialized objects made from real objects, but used for a specific purpose In the kernel the picture changes. VxVM Objects Replication Volume Group Replication Link Volume Set Volume SRL DCO Plex Logonly Plex Snapshot Subcache Subdisk Logsubdisk DCO Volume This is the vxconfigd view of things – or the way the user would manage the objects. VxVM objects What they are How they affect IO Private region Structure Usage New in Version 4.0 Configuration backup and restore Logging FlashSnap Volume sets Solid foundation for advanced functionality Snapshots Replication Clusterable How does VxVM do it? Robust object layout Group Manager, Product Management VERITAS Softwareģ VxVM Host based storage virtualization Robust Flexible High performing

Volume Manager Engineer Sean Derrington Sr.
